Monday, January 09, 2006

El Lamambre

Argentastic!!!
Garruchaga between El Salvador and Costa Rica, Palermo Viejo

Ok so I have to start this blog with my favorite restaurant in Buenos Aires, and it is El Lamambre. This little place always has the best lunches, is light and airy, has fantastic service, friendly and helpful, the bread basket that starts the meal has killer foccacia and the price is right. Every day there is a Menu del Dia and this can fange from grilled chicken with a side salad to griled fish, pasta dishes, beef with potatoes, and the 15 peso price includes a drink (usually wine, water or a soda) and a coffee after your meal. Note: I have only once had the coffee, I am usually too full after my delicious meal. There is no table charge so you pay exactly the 15 pesos, but this also means that the waitresses work for tips so you must leave at least 10 percent, though more is better.
They also have WiFi which you can use and they will not bug you to move for as long as you are there.

The menu items are also great, salads and sandwiches especially. However, what you order may not be exactly what comes, so you are best ordering the medu del dia, or else be open to what the people in the kitchen have on hand. Come on, that's part of the charm! And it's always tasty, even if not exactly what's expected...


Now, I must admit I have had a bad meal there, but it wasn't their fault. I ordered the remolacha risotto with pesto, not knowing that remolacha was beets, and got a hot-pink risotto with green oil on top. It tasted totally fine but the colors made me ill. Still, I give this one my top rating, best place to eat lunch on a Saturday afternoon!!!

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